The mayor of eThekwini, Mxolisi Kaunda, acknowledged the city’s failures and said his administration was responding to the challenges.
Kaunda’s statements followed his survival of a motion of no confidence on Friday.
The motion was tabled during the special council meeting to elect a new deputy mayor in Durban.
In January, the Active Coalition Citizen Party wrote to the Speaker of the council requesting an urgent motion to remove the mayor, after complaining about a lack of service delivery in the metro.
During the council debate, before voting on the motion, most political parties also raised concerns about the service delivery in eThekwini, including the issue of beaches contaminated by sewage.
However, Kaunda survived the motion with 126 voting to keep him as mayor and 81 voting in support of the motion.
Responding to the concerns raised, he agreed that there were challenges in the metro, saying they were being attended to.
“We acknowledged the challenges that the city is faced with. We’ve started to intervene, in terms of the cleanliness. Those who reside in the city can see the improvements, but we don’t want people to enjoy the improvements, we want them to see a change.”
Kaunda vowed that Durban would return to its clean state with improved infrastructure.
-EWN
In other news – Big disappointment in Dineo Ranaka’s party on the ship
Dineo Ranaka’s party ship turned into a nightmare for people who paid handsomely to be a part of the cruise. The radio personality hosted a ship cruise from Durban to the Portuguese Island, but many were left disappointed as the ship didn’t get to the island.
The “Cruise With Dineo & Friends”, which started at the MSC New Durban Harbour on 27 January was scheduled to return on 30 January. Learn More
